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Philippine Dermatological Society - Official Statement

In its efforts to assure skin safety amongst Filipinos via its Skin Safety Campaign, an educational drive, including the publication of guidelines or articles on skin care and certain skin care ingredients was launched. It is most unfortunate that the Philippine Dermatological Society has been misquoted and statements taken out of context...

Rainy Days Skin Blues

The skin is a wonderfully dynamic organ, quickly responding and adjusting to changes in the environment: excessive heat, sun and sweat in the summer, daily exposure to dust, smoke and soot, and dampness and soaking, during the wet season. The rainy days present the skin, particularly the feet, with the problem of prolonged soaking in water.

19th Regional Conference of Dermatology 2010
Asia - Australasian

Dermatology without Borders
October 20-23, 2010
Magellan Sutera & Pacific Sutera Hotel
Sutera Harbour, Kota Kinabalu
Sabah, Malaysia

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19th RCD 2010
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PDS 34th Annual Convention

Discovering New Realms
November 11 -12, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Ortigas Ave. cor ADB Ave.
Quezon City Philippines

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20th Regional Conference of Dermatology 2012 ( Asian - Australasian )

Secretariat:
Rm. 1015 South Tower, Cathedral Heights Building Complex. St. Luke's Medical Center
E. Rodriguez Avenue, Quezon City Philippines 1102
Tel. Nos.: (632) 727-7309 | (632) 723-0101 loc 2015 | Telefax No.: (632) 727-7309
Email: rcd2012@pds.org.ph

PDS Skin Safety Campaign

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To advocate public safety on skin health through information dissemination and consultation with competent and certified PDS (Philippine Dermatological Society) dermatologists.

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What is the Seal of Excellence ?

The Philippine Dermatological Society in its desire to help the public distinguish legitimate, board certified dermatologists from fake pseudodermatologists, conceptualized the making of a sign or symbol that PDS members can easily display or use in their respective clinics. The "Seal of Excellence" was thus finally made public last ..

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President's Message - Ideal Dermatologist

The Philippine Dermatological Society is a continuously growing organization that can be proud of many accomplishments. In particular, our young PDS Chapters have overcome their birthing pains and established themselves as viable and flourishing chapters. For instance, the PDS Southern Luzon and PDS Central Luzon chapters can boast of successfully organizing their First Postgraduate Courses.

ECHO: Updates from the 68th Annual Meeting of the AAD

The Philippine Dermatological Society, in cooperation with the Department of Dermatology of the University of Santo Tomas, conducted a CME conference last April 21, 2010 at the Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club. Ma. Victoria C. Dizon, MD, FPDS, served as moderator of the session.

"WHAT LIES BENEATH"JRRMMC holds May CME

The JRRMMC Department of Dermatology held its continuing medical activity last May. To start the presentation, a case on histoplasmosis in an immunocompromised patient was presented by Dr. Ethel Ma. Theresa Sanchez. This was reacted upon by Dr. Arnelfa Paliza. With her turning point that showed the presence of parasitized histiocytes on histopathology, she presented her differential diagnoses which included Penicillum marneffei, histoplasmosis, granuloma inguinale, leishmaniasis and cryptococcosis.

Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc. conducts 2010 CME - Stem Cells Symposium: From Bench to the Clinics

The Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc. (SCFI), in cooperation with the Philippine Dermatological Society (PDS) and the PDS Immunodermatology Subspecialty Group, presented “Stem Cells Symposium: From Bench to the Clinics,” a one day lecture-symposium held at the Wack-Wack Country Club last July 7, 2010.

The PDS Board Exams...On Track

Last year, the PDS Board of Examiners was racked with the aH1N1 virus scare, forcing the venue to be changed after all
these years from UST to Ateneo School of Medicine. This year, the board exam was held without the frantic excitement but thankfully this time with the clearly mapped out plan it always has been.

PDS-CLC holds 1st CME

It was an amazingly cool morning on the 20th of May as fellow dermatologists of the PDS - Central Luzon Chapter (CLC) trooped to Angeles City from the different provinces of the region. Oasis Hotel, home of fine dining and the juiciest steak in Angeles, was the venue for the PDS-CLC’S first CME activity entitled “Effective Communication, Ethics and Echoes.”

Focus on Hair: Basics and Breakthroughs

The Department of Dermatology of the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center held its postgraduate course on 16 April 2010 at the Diamond Hotel, Manila. Drs. Ma. Victoria Dizon, Vesna Castillo-Yaptinchay and Adolfo Bormate, Jr. lectured on the basic topics of common childhood and adult hair diseases and tools in diagnosing alopecia. Drs. Gertrude Chan, Juan Sanchez, Julieta Peralta-Arambulo, Mary Jo Kristine Bunagan, Jonathan Dizon, and Rhesa May Manoloto-Martinez shared their experiences on procedures involving hair, such as hair transplantation and laser hair removal.

Southern Philippines Chapter does Dumaguete

The 10th annual convention of PDS-Southern Philippines started with a tour of the neighboring mystic island of Siquijor, wherein we were all made closer literally and figuratively in our mini-bus. The tour was capped by a sumptuous curacha dinner at Lab-as. The following day, learning sessions started with a lunch symposium on the “Clinical Implications of Retinoids” by Dr. Tess Gabriel, focusing on this year’s main theme – The Skin and its Appendages.

Local Study on Garlic for Alopecia Areata

In the recent 6th World Congress for Hair Research in Cairns, Australia held on June 16-19, 2010, the PDS’s very own Dr. Alma Atilano Bautista, a graduate of Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, presented her paper A Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of 5% Garlic Gel and Clobetasol Propionate Ointment in the Treatment of Alopecia Areata: An Investigator - Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.